As James from MOAB T&F series would say, "Shut my mouth!" Those models are absolutely FANTASTIC!!!!!! The detail is perfect. When I first saw them I thought they were the actual TV models stripped from their paint. You could probably pass them for the real models. Like Santa Fe Bluff said since the models are larger, much larger then the HO, you can add more details. I can't wait to see what Thomas and Percy will look like. I'm hoping they'll have extremely accurate faces, and I'm sure they will. I know they will definitely have better detail than the HO. My God I'm gonna pee my pants I'm so excited!!! It's a good thing my mom and I are making a garden railroad this year (well we're not entirely sure yet). Again FANTASTIC models!!!!!!!

-Chris

1. You sound way too excited, which makes you look like a watchamacallitcuzicantsayit.2. You can't leave Bachmann Large Scale track outdoors.3. You look like a watchamacallitcuzicantsayit.

Wow this is the first time i looked down here and why are you calling him some kind of........ ...... ....i don't really know but he can be excited!

As James from MOAB T&F series would say, "Shut my mouth!" Those models are absolutely FANTASTIC!!!!!! The detail is perfect. When I first saw them I thought they were the actual TV models stripped from their paint. You could probably pass them for the real models. Like Santa Fe Bluff said since the models are larger, much larger then the HO, you can add more details. I can't wait to see what Thomas and Percy will look like. I'm hoping they'll have extremely accurate faces, and I'm sure they will. I know they will definitely have better detail than the HO. My God I'm gonna pee my pants I'm so excited!!! It's a good thing my mom and I are making a garden railroad this year (well we're not entirely sure yet). Again FANTASTIC models!!!!!!!

-Chris

1. You sound way too excited, which makes you look like a watchamacallitcuzicantsayit.2. You can't leave Bachmann Large Scale track outdoors.3. You look like a watchamacallitcuzicantsayit.

Wow this is the first time i looked down here and why are you calling him some kind of........ ...... ....i don't really know but he can be excited!

HiPlease tell me one of the extras supplied with the locomotive is going to be a proper English smoke box door (and some other details) that can be fitted instead of the face.I am a fan of the real Thomas not the modern #### and hope it will be the Proper Rev Awdry locomotive which means no face not the unreal TV one.Please don't mould the faces in the rolling stock so they can be painted outby English large scale fans the stock looks like it could be convincing UKstock if it hasn't got the facesregards John

As James from MOAB T&F series would say, "Shut my mouth!" Those models are absolutely FANTASTIC!!!!!! The detail is perfect. When I first saw them I thuoght they were the actual TV models stripped from their paint. You could probably pass them for the real models. Like Santa Fe Bluff said since the models are larger, much larger then the HO, you can add more details. I can't wait to see what Thomas and Percy will look like. I'm hoping they'll have extremely accurate faces, and I'm sure they will. I know they will deffinately have better detail than the HO. My God I'm gonna pee my pants I'm so excited!!! It's a good thing my mom and I are making a garden railroad this year (well we're not entirely sure yet). Again FANTASTIC models!!!!!!!

-Chris

1. You sound way too excited, which makes you look like a watchamacallitcuzicantsayit.2. You can't leave Bachmann Large Scale track outdoors.3. You look like a watchamacallitcuzicantsayit.

As James from MOAB T&F series would say, "Shut my mouth!" Those models are absolutely FANTASTIC!!!!!! The detail is perfect. When I first saw them I thuoght they were the actual TV models stripped from their paint. You could probably pass them for the real models. Like Santa Fe Bluff said since the models are larger, much larger then the HO, you can add more details. I can't wait to see what Thomas and Percy will look like. I'm hoping they'll have extremely accurate faces, and I'm sure they will. I know they will deffinately have better detail than the HO. My God I'm gonna pee my pants I'm so excited!!! It's a good thing my mom and I are making a garden railroad this year (well we're not entirely sure yet). Again FANTASTIC models!!!!!!!

-Chris

1. You sound way too excited, which makes you look like a watchamacallitcuzicantsayit.2. You can't leave Bachmann Large Scale track outdoors.3. You look like a watchamacallitcuzicantsayit.

I hate being Captain Obvious, but they had faces in the books too. Also, it's going to be the TV style. That's a GIVEN.

I hate to say this but the 1934 or was it 38 stories which I had copies of, did not have faces they where proper locomotive as are all the Thomas characters. Nor did the articles written by the great man on the S.I.R in the English model pressin fact it was these that got me interested in model trains in the first place. regards John

I hate being Captain Obvious, but they had faces in the books too. Also, it's going to be the TV style. That's a GIVEN.

I hate to say this but the 1934 or was it 38 stories which I had copies of, did not have faces they where proper locomotive as are all the Thomas characters. Nor did the articles written by the great man on the S.I.R in the English model pressin fact it was these that got me interested in model trains in the first place. regards John

Sorry to burst your bubble...

The Three Railway Engines, the first ever book in the Railway Series, produced in the early 40s:The faces have been there since the dawn of their time.

This is interestingI wonder why the books I had never had the faces??I know the railway built by the REV Awdery certainly did not have faces,and where accurate models of the specific locomotives in all except colourregards John

This is interestingI wonder why the books I had never had the faces??I know the railway built by the REV Awdery certainly did not have faces,and where accurate models of the specific locomotives in all except colourregards John

Do you have the books or remember what the titles were? Could you upload some pics?

True, Awdry's models did not have faces, but they weren't 100% accurate. His original Annie, Clarabel and Thomas were HO scale, and his model of Gordon (A Gresley A1) was made from a Tri-Ang/Rovex Princess.

The models Awdry had did give the names to at least one locomotive in the books.

When Awdry brought a Gaitey 57XX as a spare engine, many visitors commented on how it waddled like a Duck, hence where his name comes from